Trinity Industries (TRN) Competitors

First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) and Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FFBC or TRN?

77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Trinity Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Trinity Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FFBC or TRN more profitable?

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 19.41% compared to Trinity Industries' net margin of 3.83%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.57% beat Trinity Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Financial Bancorp.	19.41%	10.57%	1.42%
Trinity Industries	3.83%	8.49%	1.25%

Do analysts prefer FFBC or TRN?

First Financial Bancorp. presently has a consensus price target of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.25%. Trinity Industries has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.35%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Trinity Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Financial Bancorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Trinity Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer FFBC or TRN?

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 2 more articles in the media than Trinity Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 5 mentions for Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.97 indicating that Trinity Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Financial Bancorp.	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trinity Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FFBC or TRN?

First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Industries has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FFBC or TRN a better dividend stock?

First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Trinity Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Industries pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Trinity Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FFBC or TRN?

First Financial Bancorp. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trinity Industries. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Financial Bancorp.	$1.62B	1.53	$228.83M	$2.50	10.38
Trinity Industries	$3.08B	0.74	$138.40M	$1.14	24.70

Summary

First Financial Bancorp. beats Trinity Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.